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Feb 15 2014
Yerevan Celebrates Mkrtich Sedrakyan at National Gallery
Published on Feb 15, 2013 by Phillip Butler
Tomorrow the National Gallery of Armenia plays host to an exhibition
by world famous painter Mkrtich Sedrakyan (1922-2009). The opening
marks the celebration of what would have been Sedrakyan's 90th
birthday.
According to the news, the exhibition will be comprised of portraits,
many of which will be shown for the first time ever. The artist's
works are famed for exhibiting Armenia's often troubled past and the
struggle his countrymen have made over the years.
For those unfamiliar Mkrtich Sedrakyan received his education in
Echmiadzin, later moving to Yerevan, where he continued his schooling.
In 1938 he began attending the school of fine arts of Yerevan, but
entered the war as a volunteer in 1941, without graduating. His
participation in what was known as the Great Patriotic War from 1941
to 1945, heavily influenced his work. He is one of Armenia and the
region's most celebrated and awarded artists.
The gallery has created a Facebook presence for the artist here, for
those who would like to see more of his fantastic works. For more
infomation about tomorrow's opening, readers may want to read the
original press here. The gallery is located at: 1 Arami Street
(Entrance from Republic Square), Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia.
The image of Sedrakyan's 'Vardananq' below, is courtesy the artist's
Facebook.
http://www.argophilia.com/news/yerevan-celebrates-mkrtich-sedrakyan/28275/
Feb 15 2014
Yerevan Celebrates Mkrtich Sedrakyan at National Gallery
Published on Feb 15, 2013 by Phillip Butler
Tomorrow the National Gallery of Armenia plays host to an exhibition
by world famous painter Mkrtich Sedrakyan (1922-2009). The opening
marks the celebration of what would have been Sedrakyan's 90th
birthday.
According to the news, the exhibition will be comprised of portraits,
many of which will be shown for the first time ever. The artist's
works are famed for exhibiting Armenia's often troubled past and the
struggle his countrymen have made over the years.
For those unfamiliar Mkrtich Sedrakyan received his education in
Echmiadzin, later moving to Yerevan, where he continued his schooling.
In 1938 he began attending the school of fine arts of Yerevan, but
entered the war as a volunteer in 1941, without graduating. His
participation in what was known as the Great Patriotic War from 1941
to 1945, heavily influenced his work. He is one of Armenia and the
region's most celebrated and awarded artists.
The gallery has created a Facebook presence for the artist here, for
those who would like to see more of his fantastic works. For more
infomation about tomorrow's opening, readers may want to read the
original press here. The gallery is located at: 1 Arami Street
(Entrance from Republic Square), Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia.
The image of Sedrakyan's 'Vardananq' below, is courtesy the artist's
Facebook.
http://www.argophilia.com/news/yerevan-celebrates-mkrtich-sedrakyan/28275/